Tenafly

Population: 15,252
Median household income: $208,088
Median home value: $974,300

Tenafly, a community in Bergen County, New Jersey, has 15,252 residents. The median household income of $208,088 is above the Bergen County median ($123,715).

Between 2019 and 2023, Tenafly's population grew 4.2% from 14,632 to 15,252, while its median home value rose 17.4% from $829,600 to $974,300.

The median resident is 42.1 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 28.0% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 15,252
Median age: 42.1 yrs
Median household income: $208,088
Median home value: $974,300
Median gross rent: $3,143
Housing units: 5,415
Homeownership rate: 72.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 79.2%
Unemployment rate: 7.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

14,63215,252

Median household income

$172,926$208,088

Median home value

$829,600$974,300

Median gross rent

$2,271$3,143

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	14,632	$172,926	$829,600	$2,271
2020	14,550	$180,601	$848,600	$3,073
2021	15,307	$179,833	$858,900	$2,985
2022	15,299	$207,652	$951,100	$3,053
2023	15,252	$208,088	$974,300	$3,143

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 53.2%

5 to 1728.0%

18 to 243.6%

25 to 344.6%

35 to 4416.9%

45 to 5417.1%

55 to 6413.7%

65 to 746.8%

75 and over6.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	482	3.2%
5 to 17	4,278	28.0%
18 to 24	546	3.6%
25 to 34	708	4.6%
35 to 44	2,570	16.9%
45 to 54	2,611	17.1%
55 to 64	2,089	13.7%
65 to 74	1,040	6.8%
75 and over	928	6.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	8,888	58.3%
Black or African American	189	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	4,736	31.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	66	0.4%
Two or more races	227	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,146	7.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma1.3%

High school graduate7.0%

Some college or associate's12.5%

Bachelor's degree36.3%

Graduate or professional degree42.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	129	1.3%
High school graduate	699	7.0%
Some college or associate's	1,242	12.5%
Bachelor's degree	3,612	36.3%
Graduate or professional degree	4,264	42.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 42 min

Drove alone56.8%

Carpooled5.9%

Public transit13.0%

Walked0.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home23.7%

Other means0.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,951	56.8%
Carpooled	410	5.9%
Public transit	906	13.0%
Walked	8	0.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1,646	23.7%
Other means	35	0.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	772	14.5%
15 to 29 min	1,012	19.1%
30 to 44 min	1,068	20.1%
45 to 59 min	707	13.3%
60+ min	1,751	33.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.90
Poverty rate: 3.7% (560 of 15,193)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,408	84.4%
Nonfamily households	814	15.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1957

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,222	96.4%
Vacant	193	3.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,768	72.2%
Renter-occupied	1,454	27.8%

1-unit, detached75.9%

1-unit, attached6.1%

2 to 4 units7.8%

5 to 19 units4.1%

20 or more units4.9%

Mobile home & other1.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,110	75.9%
1-unit, attached	331	6.1%
2 to 4 units	420	7.8%
5 to 19 units	224	4.1%
20 or more units	268	4.9%
Mobile home & other	62	1.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3472420
Type (LSAD): 21
Land area: 4.59 sq mi
Water area: 0.58 sq mi
Center point: 40.9183, -73.9505